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        "id": 1904539,
        "msgid": "mpr-considers-enshrining-pphn-through-constitutional-amendment-or-mpr-decree-1786020677",
        "date": "2026-08-06 18:58:00",
        "title": "MPR Considers Enshrining PPHN Through Constitutional Amendment or MPR Decree",
        "author": "Cahya  Mulyana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is weighing whether to adopt the State Policy Guidelines (PPHN) via a constitutional amendment or an MPR Decree to ensure its legal strength and continuity across presidencies. Deputy Speaker Eddy Soeparno stated that a mere law would be too vulnerable to legal challenges and future government changes. The draft, which outlines broad national development strategies without technical electoral details, has been presented to President Prabowo Subianto and is now being refined by the MPR's review body.",
        "content": "<p>The People\u2019s Consultative Assembly (MPR) is considering whether to\namend the 1945 Constitution or issue an MPR Decree as the most ideal\nlegal instrument to house the State Policy Guidelines (PPHN). This step\nis considered crucial to ensure the PPHN has a strong, binding legal\nstanding and guarantees the continuity of national development direction\nacross leadership periods. MPR Deputy Speaker Eddy Soeparno revealed\nthat three legal options for the PPHN\u2014inclusion in the 1945\nConstitution, an MPR Decree, or a Law\u2014were reported to President Prabowo\nSubianto during a consultation meeting on 3 August 2026. \u201cBecause this\nis the strategic direction for the nation\u2019s future development, its\nlegal status is better regulated through a constitutional amendment or\nan MPR Decree,\u201d Eddy stated in Jakarta on Thursday (6\/8). He explained\nthat the PPHN is essentially a strategic direction for national\ndevelopment, so its position in the legislative hierarchy must be at a\nvery high level. If the PPHN were only regulated through an ordinary\nlaw, the regulation would be vulnerable to judicial review by the\nConstitutional Court or could be altered by a subsequent administration.\n\u201cIf we pass it as a law, it can certainly be brought to the\nConstitutional Court if there is a dispute. Even the next government\ncould make changes. But for continuity and legal strength, a\nconstitutional amendment or an MPR Decree is a much stronger legal\nproduct,\u201d he said. Eddy added that following a joint meeting between the\nMPR leadership, faction leaders, and the Regional Representative Council\n(DPD) group, the PPHN draft has been returned to the MPR Assessment Body\nfor further refinement to determine the most appropriate and\nconstitutional legal form. The MPR leadership is targeting the\ncompletion of this review as soon as possible so that the PPHN can be\nratified during the current MPR leadership period. Regarding the\nsubstance, Eddy disclosed that the PPHN only contains broad outlines of\nthe nation\u2019s development direction, such as human resource development,\nlaw enforcement structuring, strengthening downstream industries, and\nbasic democratic principles, without regulating technical political\nmatters like the electoral system. \u201cWe are only regulating the broad\noutlines. So, there is nothing written about open or closed elections,\nnothing like that. Whether electoral districts are reduced or increased,\nthere is nothing like that,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mpr-considers-enshrining-pphn-through-constitutional-amendment-or-mpr-decree-1786020677",
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